US EditionRwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
The joint M23 and Rwandan offensive displaced 200,000 people and caused at least 74 civilian deaths in Uvira, amid reports of summary executions and use of explosives.
- On December 10, M23 armed group and Rwandan forces captured Uvira, South Kivu province, marking a major territorial advance days after the Washington Accords.
- Diplomatic shortcomings, including gaps in the Washington Accords, have failed to improve security or aid access near Uvira, while a United Nations group of experts reported Rwanda commanded M23, allegations the US delegation also raised.
- Human Rights Watch documented summary executions and use of explosives in populated areas during and after Uvira's capture, which displaced about 200,000 people and caused at least 74 civilian deaths.
- Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations Security Council to enforce accountability, citing accusations of Rwanda's involvement, while the report said warring parties continue to hinder humanitarian aid and UN sanctions remain uncertain.
- M23's territorial gains risk entrenching a parallel administration in eastern DRC as insurgents work to establish lasting control, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Rwanda violated the Washington Accords and Kigali denies supporting M23.
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Six days after the capture of the strategic city, described by Washington as a "clear violation" of the agreement between the DRC and Rwanda, the armed group supported by Kigali announced this Tuesday, 16 December, to withdraw from its positions.
Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they would withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Uvira at the request of the U.S. administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts.
Despite the signing of the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the situation on the ground in the eastern province of the African country remains dramatic. Donald Trump had personally committed himself to obtaining the signature of the two presidents on the end of the conflict that is tearing the provinces of Kivu, but the militiamen of the M23 Movement never stopped. This rebel group, armed and financed by Rwand…
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